31 Bible Verses about Smiling
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A joyful heart makes a cheerful face,
But when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken.
In the light of a king’s face is life,
And his favor is like a cloud with the spring rain.
“I smiled on them when they did not believe,
And the light of my face they did not cast down.
They looked to Him and were radiant,
And their faces will never be ashamed.
Even in laughter the heart may be in pain,
And the end of joy may be grief.
A joyful heart is good medicine,
But a broken spirit dries up the bones.
“Turn Your gaze away from me, that I may smile again
Before I depart and am no more.”
If you do well, will not your countenance be lifted up? And if you do not do well, sin is crouching at the door; and its desire is for you, but you must master it.”
A time to weep and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn and a time to dance.
For the choir director; with stringed instruments. A Psalm. A Song.
God be gracious to us and bless us,
And cause His face to shine upon us— Selah.
“Then you will see and be radiant,
And your heart will thrill and rejoice;
Because the abundance of the sea will be turned to you,
The wealth of the nations will come to you.
Sorrow is better than laughter,
For when a face is sad a heart may be happy.
O Lord God of hosts, restore us;
Cause Your face to shine upon us, and we will be saved.
They have counseled only to thrust him down from his high position;
They delight in falsehood;
They bless with their mouth,
But inwardly they curse. Selah.
Jacob said, “No, please, if now I have found favor in your sight, then take my present from my hand, for I see your face as one sees the face of God, and you have received me favorably.
“Whenever you fast, do not put on a gloomy face as the hypocrites do, for they neglect their appearance so that they will be noticed by men when they are fasting. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full.
Blessed are you who hunger now, for you shall be satisfied. Blessed are you who weep now, for you shall laugh.
Then Abraham fell on his face and laughed, and said in his heart, “Will a child be born to a man one hundred years old? And will Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?”
The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion,
But his favor is like dew on the grass.
Trust in Him at all times, O people;
Pour out your heart before Him;
God is a refuge for us. Selah.
And Jesus said to them, “Truly I say to you, that you who have followed Me, in the regeneration when the Son of Man will sit on His glorious throne, you also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
